WFND-LD
CallsignWFND-LD
CityFindlay, Ohio (applied to move to Toledo, Ohio)
Digital19 (UHF); applied for 30 (UHF)
Virtual19
AffiliationsBuckeye Cable Sports Network
FoundedJanuary 24, 1990
AirdateFebruary 20, 1992
LocationFindlay, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Callsign meaningFindlay
Sister stationsWTVG
Former callsigns
  • W47BD (1990-1997)
  • WFND-LP (1997-2013)
OwnerGray Media[1]
LicenseeGray Television Licensee, LLC
Former affiliations
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 47 (UHF, 1992-2003), 22 (UHF, 2003-2013)
  • Digital: 22 (UHF, 2013-2018)
Erp15 kW
Haat
  • 102 m (335 ft)
  • 241.3 m (792 ft) (application)
Coordinates
ClassLD
Facility id21475
Licensing authorityFCC
Websitewfnd-findlay.com

WFND-LD (channel 19) is a low-power television station licensed to Findlay, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Toledo-based ABC/CW affiliate WTVG (channel 13). Engineering operations and monitoring are performed from the studios of sister station WLIO on Rice Avenue in Lima.

History

In 2004, the station was acquired from low-power broadcasting giant Equity Broadcasting by Metro Video Productions of Lima. Five years later, the station was purchased by Block Communications of Toledo.[2]

On January 8, 2013, the station made a flash cut to digital channel 22, and is operating with 15 kilowatts of power from a site located at 3800 North County Road 220 in Allen Township, north of the Whirlpool plant.

On June 11, 2018, the station completed its construction permit to move from channel 22 to channel 19. The programming for WFND is now the Buckeye Cable Sports Network in HD.

On August 1, 2025, Gray Media announced it would acquire all of Block's broadcast television stations, including WFND-LD, for $80 million.[3][1] The sale was approved by the FCC on May 6, 2026,[4] and completed the same day.[5]

References

  1. ^ Miller, Mark K. (August 20, 2025). "Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $81,315,000". TV News Check. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster". Television Business Report. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  3. ^ Miller, Mark K. (August 1, 2025). "Gray Media Buying Block Stations For $80M". TV News Check. Archived August 6, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "FCC letter". fcc.gov. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  5. ^ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. May 7, 2026. Retrieved May 10, 2026.